About this role
We are searching for an Athletic Trainer -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will provide high quality Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Services and act as a liaison to the community coaches, athletic trainers, and school nurses. This role will proactively support efforts that ensure the delivery of safe patient care and services and promote a safe environment and provide family centered care to a culturally diverse population in a manner that is age and developmentally appropriate.
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Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Athletic Trainers License from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation required
- BLS certification from the American Heart Association required
- 4 years licensed athletic training experience required
- A Master’s degree may substitute for two years of the required experience.
As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
Responsibilities:
- Ensures that the assessment includes a systematic approach, patient's condition, developmental age, current practice standards of the specialty unit, and adherence to clinic scope. Incorporates data from patient, family, laboratory, and other medical reports
- Documents the Patient/Family Assessment to include injury, illness, treatment, rehabilitation, and consultation. Able to perform physical measurements on patients including muscle circumference, limb length, and joint angle measurements
- Collaborates with the patient, family, and members of the health care team to establish desired outcomes and to meet immediate and future health care needs
- Implements therapeutic physician, Nurse, or Athletic Trainer initiated interventions. Responsible for Home exercise program for patients per Provider’s request
- Instructs/educates patient and family on appropriate exercise behaviors including modality, intensity frequency, duration, and progression
- Evaluates and communicates missed appointments per clinic practice, non-compliance with plan of care to supervising physician and other members of the health care team and determines readiness of return to play
- Evaluates and documents patient responses to care provided and recognizes the patient's progress towards meeting desired outcomes
- Promotes continuity of patient care throughout the education of patients, families and health care team in self-care, health promotion and disease prevention
Other facts
About Texas Children's Hospital
Texas Children’s Hospital is a world-class pediatric facility, nationally recognized as a top children’s hospital, and voted one of the best places to work in Houston for nine years running. We’re committed to creating a healthy community for children by providing the best pediatric care possible, through groundbreaking research and emphasis on education. We also offer a full continuum of family-centered care for women, from obstetrics to well-woman care. As a team member at Texas Children’s Hospital, you’ll work in an environment that values your voice. Texas Children's Hospital, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is recognized as one of America's best children's hospitals.
What you'll do
- The Athletic Trainer will assess patients' conditions and document their treatment plans while collaborating with healthcare teams to establish desired outcomes. They will also educate patients and families on exercise behaviors and promote continuity of care.
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